Friday, April 22nd, 2016 6:05PM CST
The Washington Nationals defeated the Minnesota Twins by a score of 8-4 on Friday night, April 22, 2016. Jayson Werth delivered offensively with a home run and made a notable defensive play in left field to prevent one, while pitcher Gio Gonzalez worked for more than six innings in the victory.
Date: Friday, April 22nd, 2016
Time: 6:05PM CST
Stadium: Nationals Park
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 27,684
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WSH |
4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
MIN |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |

Doubles: Murphy (5, Gibson)
Triples: Lobatón (1, Gibson)
Home Runs: Werth (3, 5th inning off Tonkin 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Murphy (9), Espinosa 2 (5), Lobatón 3 (3), Gonzalez (1), Werth (8)
2-out Runs Batted In: Murphy, Espinosa, Lobatón 2
Sacrifice Flies: Gonzalez
Sacrifice Hit: Gonzalez
Ground Into Double Play: Zimmerman
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-6 (Lobatón 1-1, Werth 0-1, Gonzalez 0-1, Espinosa 1-1, Taylor 0-1, Murphy 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Gonzalez 1; Taylor 2

Pitcher Notes: Gonzalez pitched to 3 batters in the 7th
Wild Pitches: Gonzalez
Hit By Pitch: Espinosa (By Gibson); Heisey (By O'Rourke)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Gonzalez 17-26; Kelley 2-3; Rivero 2-5; Treinen 1-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Gonzalez 19-12-12-17; Kelley 2-2-0-2; Rivero 3-1-1-5; Treinen 4-1-0-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gonzalez 6-4; Kelley 0-1; Rivero 4-0; Treinen 1-2
Game Scores: G Gonzalez 57

Errors: Espinosa (3, ground ball)

Home Runs: Sanó (3, 8th inning off Rivero 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Mauer (6), Núñez 2 (7), Sanó (6)
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-6 (Buxton 0-1, Núñez 1-1, Mauer 1-2, Dozier 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Mauer 1; Dozier 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Gibson 15-19; Tonkin 10-12; Pressly 1-4; O'Rourke 4-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Gibson 13-8-7-15; Tonkin 11-1-4-9; Pressly 2-0-3-3; O'Rourke 0-4-3-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gibson 4-4; Tonkin 3-5; Pressly 2-1; O'Rourke 0-1
Game Scores: K Gibson 16

Double Plays: 1 (Escobar-Dozier-Mauer)
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